21/09/2025
THE HISTORY OF IGEDE WITH PICTORIAL REPRESENTATION
IGEDE is one among the three ethnic tribes in Benue state.
The IGEDES hence called ALI'IGEDE Originated from ORA presently Edo State
ALI'IGEDE are the descendants of AGBA a high chief priest and a farmer.
ALI'IGEDE are described to be peaceful and hardworking thus lived in Peace,unity and harmony with the natives of ORA. the both tribes ALI'IGEDE and ORA had a very close relationship that they did everything together.They eat together,wine and dine together,play together,go to farm and streams together,and go about their daily activities together. The bond they share knew no bonds but this relationship didn't last forever as a smirkish came in between ALI'IGEDE and the native of ORA.
It all started when a lady from the native of ORA went to her friend who is an IGEDE lady to borrow her clay pot so as to go to the stream to fetch water.As usual the IGEDE people and the natives of ORA share everything together so the IGEDE lady went inside her house and brought out her new pot and gave her with stern warning not to break it.
The ORA lady left promising to return it unbroken.
She left for the stream in the company of her other IGEDE friends.they got to the stream fetched water and headed home on there way home the ORA lady had an argument with her other IGEDE friend and while the argument continues the IGEDE lady pushed the ORA lady and the borrowed pot fell down and broke.the ORA lady cried uncontrollably reminiscing over her promise not to break the pot.
Later on she went to her IGEDE friend to plead with her with a new Pot to replace the old pot but all her pleas to forgive her and collect the new pot fell on deaf ears as the IGEDE lady requested for the same pot she gave her which is impossible.
It lead to a dispute between the two tribes and they fought themselves violently.As the dispute could not be settled the IGEDE had to leave the land of ORA for another settlement in benue state...
